Ole Kirk has got a long way to go to match the feats of the late, great More Than Ready, but Vinery Stud’s Adam White couldn’t resist comparisons between the former shuttler and its new kid on the block.
In announcing Ole Kirk’s service fee would jump from $55,000 to $99,000 (all fees inc GST) this year, the long-time Vinery bloodstock manager suggested that the dual Group 1 winner’s start at stud was reminiscent of More Than Ready’s first crop in 2004/05.
Ole Kirk leads the Australian first-season sires’ title with 10 individual winners, two clear of Farnan, and holds a $300,000 lead by earnings over Coolmore’s high-profile shuttler Wootton Bassett.
“He's off to a terrific start and it takes you back to when More Than Ready was starting out really, when his first crop hit the track,” White told The Straight.
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